Prove it to Yourself

Listen to these examples of reverse speech — the door to
the unconscious.

A young woman talks about her relationship with her sister.

Forward:

We're just complete opposites

Reverse:

It's about you my sister

Discussing her job at an auto dealer, she talks about "expanding" her
career skills in the technical area. Her reversal reveals a different
motive. She's saying she would rather be one of the techs
because they're willing to teach her.

Forward:

Because I hang out back there

Reverse:

Have fun he has a crush

This woman describes what a good relationship might be like in
her forward dialogue while she defines her current situation in
reverse.

Forward:

What a relationship would be like, you know, somebody you could
slow dance with in the evening, silly things that I have no familiarity
with.

Reverse:

One I got is nebulous

Talking about a problem with distractability, this client identifies "loss" or
grief as the cause in her own reversal.

Forward:

This is a pattern with everything; if I get distracted it just
drags me there and I just follow that.

Reverse:

I have the loss

I suggest a self reward system to motivate her to complete tasks.
Outwardly she seems willing, but her reversal indicates otherwise.